Year Five The Perfect Goodbye Plan novel Chapter 82

It was just an engagement party—so why did she feel as nervous as if it were her wedding day?

As Silvia tried to steady herself, her phone vibrated. Seeing Finn’s name flash across the screen, she answered immediately.

“Hey, what’s up?” she asked.

There was a pause on the other end. Finn’s voice sounded flat, almost irritated. “Shipley showed up. Came to the Ashford house himself this morning asking for an invitation—said he wanted to attend the party.”

Shipley had originally been on the Ashford family’s guest list.

But after Finn tried texting and calling him several times with no reply, he’d assumed Shipley wasn’t coming, so he hadn’t bothered sending the invitation to Luminova City.

Finn had figured his old friend just wasn’t interested.

He hadn’t expected Shipley to turn up in person, asking for the invitation on the very day of the event.

If Shipley had come alone, Finn might have been happy.

What bothered him was that Shipley, knowing the Ashford family’s history, had insisted on bringing Vianne along. That felt like a slap in the face.

“Alright, I get it,” Silvia replied quietly.

She hung up and frowned, her thoughts racing.

Just yesterday, Shipley had been borderline hysterical, demanding she come back to Luminova City. Now he was here in Capital City, showing up at her engagement party...

Her eyelid twitched. A sense of foreboding settled over her.

Knock, knock.

Someone rapped at the door again.

Without thinking, she called, “Come in.”

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